Raincoat



K. B. WOODLEY RAINCOAT Filed June 19. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet l PatentedOct. 6, 1925.:

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' Application Medium, 1924. mm in. 720,905.

To all whom it may amwem:

Be it known that I, KATHERINE B. Wooo- LEY, a citizen of the UnitedStates of Amer ica, and a resident of Oak Park, Illinois, have inventeda certain new and useful 1mprovement in Raincoats, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Th's invention relates to improvements in rain capes particularlyadapted for use in emergencies, and an improved process of manufacturingthe same. The principal ob.-

ject of my invention is to produce an article of the class describedwhich is made of relatively inexpensive material such as waterproofpaper andwhich may be formed'from a simple pattern and be folded into acompact package but when in use will provide protection from rainespecially in cases of emergencies and which may under ordinaryconditions be used several times before discarding.

My inventionma-y be best understood by reference to accompanyingdrawings, m which: 25

Fig. l'is a View of the completed cape use.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the cape shown in Fig. 1. v

Fig. 3 isa detailed sectional view taken transversely of the foldadjacent one of the arm holes.

Fig. 4 is a view showing the pattern from which the cape is made,andillustrating the manner 'in which the creping is applied theretoduring the process of forming the ca e.

eferring now to the embodiment of myv inventionshown in the drawings:The cape of garment 10 consists of a body portion 11 having a hoodportion 12 formedintegrally therewith. These portions are preferablymade of waterproofed paper or similar relaca o eferring now tothepattern from whichmy improved garment is made, and the method of'formingthe same which constitutes an important feature of the invention, a tyical pattern is illustrated in Figure 4, Win51 shows a single flatpieceof material.

v the hood and,body portion.

..; In -order to produce a substantlally form 'fitting device as shownin Figures 1 and 2,

this piece is grasped by the hand, or other suita center point of thematerial area,'as-for instance at B, while the outer margins are broughttogether, and in this position the material is. crimped or pleated infolds extending along lines radiatin from thetpart B, as indicatedby'the lines C on the attern. Any suitable means maybe use to producethis crimping or pleating effect, as for instance, by twistin by hand,or by pleating along more regu ar folder with machiner The line 14 onthe pattern indicates t e line of cut for forming the hood 11. I preferto make this out after the whole piece A is crimped so that both hood 11and body pattern 12 will be given their desired form in one operation,and without danger of tearingthe material at the juncture of Y Armholes20 may be cut in form of slits as indicated. Rows of fasteners, as forin- .stance consisting of eyelets 2 121, and

strings 22- 22, of the ordinary kind commonly used for fasteningenvelopes. These eyelets are preferably arranged along substantiallylines as shown herem, two pairs of lines 23, 23 and 24, 24 beingprovided, each pair being on opposite sides of an armhole 20, thear'ran' ement being such that the eyelets may be astened by hand, eitherpassed through the armholes,and fastened from the inside of the foldformed thereby, or, by passing the hand and arm around the lower marginof the arment and fastening from the outside. en fastened along thelines indicatedthe" fold illustrated in Figure 3 thus provide additionalrotection for the armswhich may be enc osed in the fold. The armholesare also thus protected against the, entrance of rain. Furthermore, byuse of these fasteners, the garment is made to. conform more closely tothe; body of the.

wearer. I

The garment is also capable of ,being further conformed to fit thewearer by means of a tape or string 25- threaded around the ,hoodportion 12 above the cut 14 so that the 1e secnrmgmeans, substantiallyat the Another ,tape or string 26, is also threaded around the top ofthe ea c, below the cut- 14 so as to fit the same o'sely around the neckofthewearer. A a

Under some conditions it may be desired to cut outaportion of thematerial of the body portion along substantially radial lines, as forinstance lines 29 and of the pattern and then secure adjacent margins 1of the body portions together, so as to cut out excessive fullness ofthe arment. Un-

der ordinary conditions, ho ver, and especially in case the shorterlength arments are used, I find that the garment p eated or 15 crimpedas described, readily conforms it-' self to the body of the wearerwithout showing an evidence of excessive material, and yetv a ordingcomfortand full freedom of movement to the wearer.

' A garment constructed in accordance with my invention is capable ofbein made-ecoat a'low figure for emergency wear. It may particularembodiment of our invention, it

will be'understood that I do not wish to be limited to the exactconstruction shown and described, but that various changes andmodifications maybe made. without departfrom the spirit and scope of myinvens ing tion. What I claim as my invention is: Q A garment having abody portion and a hood portion formed of one piece of waterproof aper,piece bein cut on .asub-fl i stantia y cont nuous curved in to form. thelower or outermargins of said bod portion, and also'beinggcut" on acurved ine adjaj a fleorgatheftenter cr m thertlaofie to form a ion, saijmateria crim 0l' fol d along' 'lines', radiating o ward said margins. vc 2. A garment having a body portionand a hood portion formed of oneplece of waterpaper, said piece being cut on a substant a 1ycontinuously curved line to form' the lower or outer margins of saidbody portion, and also .being cut on a curved line adjacent the centerof area thereof to form and hood portion,, 7 said material being crimpedor folded along lines centering sub- 9 stantially in said hood portionand radiatin"g toward said margins.

'3. A garment having abody portion'and a hood portion formed of onepiece of water proof paper, said piece bein cut on a substantiallycontinuous curved e to form the ing toward said margins, and stringmeans I threaded circularly below said hood portion nomically in largequantities an to be sold i be folded compactly for carrying or for saletion, and also bein 'cut on a curved line admargins, a

lower or outer margins of said body ortion, and also being cut on acurved ne adjacent the center of area thereof to form said hood portion,said material being crim ed or folded along lines centeringsubstantlally in said hood portion and radiating toward said 7 margins,and string means threaded about the margin of said hood portion forgathering the same. j

' 4. A garment having a body portion and a hood portion formed of onepiece of waterproof aper, said piece being cut on a substantia 1ycontinuous curved line to form the lower or outer margins of said bodyior-v tion, and also being cut on a cprved ine adjacent the center ofarea thereof to form saidhood portion, said material being I crimped orfoldedalong lines centering substantially to said hood portion andradiatto form a constricted opening adapted to fit the neck of thewearer. j 5; A garment having a body portion and a hood portion-formedof one piece of wa-v y terproof paper, said piece being cut on asubstantially continuous curved line to form the lower or outer marginsof said body portion, and also bein cut on a curved line adjacent thecenter 0 area thereof to form said hood; portion, said material beingcrimped or folded alon lines centering substantially in said hoodportion and radiating toward said margins, string means threaded aboutthe margin of Bald hood. portion for agathering thesame, and st meansthre ed circularly below said h portion to form a constricted openingadapted to fit the neck of the wearer.

6. A garmenthaviieig a body portion and v a hood portion form of onepiece of waterproof paper, said piece be' cut 'on a substantiallycontinuouscurved lme to form the lower or outer margins of said bodyperwent the center 0 area thereof to form said ood rtion, said materialbeing crimped v or fol ed along lines radia in toward said margins, anda plurali o cooperating fastening devices on said body portion at rangedin rows spaced'apart on substantially rad al, lines. I 7J garment haviiia body portion and a hood rtion forme of one piece of waterproo paper,'said piece being cut on a substantially' contlnuous curved line toform the lower or outer margins of said body portion, and also being cutone curved line ad'acent the center of area thereof to form saihoodportion, said material being crimped or folded along lines radiatintoward said air of arm ho es in opposite sides of sai body rtion, andfastening meansfor forming I olds in said body p'orno tion, said foldsincluding said arm holes;

' in opposite sides of said body portion, and

a plurality of cooperating fastening devices on said body portionarranged in rows spaced apart on substantially radial lines on oppositesides of said arm holes.

9. A garment having a body portion and a hood portion formed of onepiece of waterproof paper, said piece being cut on a substantiallycontinuous curved line to form the lower or outer margins of said bodyportion, and also being cut on a curved line adjacent the center of areathereof to form said hood portion, said material being crimped or foldedalong lines centering'substantially in said {hood portion and radiatingtoward said margins, string means threaded about the margin of said hoodportion for gathering the same, string means threaded circularly belowsaid hood portion to form a constricted opening adapted to fit the neckof the wearer, a pair of arm holes in opposite sides of said bodyportion, and a plurality of cooperating fastening devices on said bodyportion arranged in rows spaced apart. on substantially radial lines onopposite sides of said arm holes.

10. The method of forming a garment of waterproof paper which consistsof cutting a pattern of flat paper material along a continuouslycurved-line, crimping or pleating said material along substantiallyradial lines centerin adjacent the center of area thereof, and tereafter cutting said material to provide hood and body portions of thegarment.

11. The method of forming a garment of Waterproof pa r from a' patternof flat paper materia substantially circular in shape, the'centerportion of which is adapted to form a hood and the surrounding materialadapted to form a body portion, which consists in crimping or pleatingsaid material in folds arranged radially of the piece, and centering inthe portion of the area adapted to form said hood and thereafter cuttingsaid material along a substantially concentric line to provide hood andbody=portions of the arment.

Signed at Chicago, 11., this 16th day of June, 1924.

' KATHERINE B. WOODLEY.

